Colorado Rockies at Saint Louis Cardinals 8/22/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Colorado Rockies vs. Saint Louis Cardinals
MLB: 7:45 PM EST
Aug. 22, 2019
TV: FSMW
Latest Odds : STL -134 Total 8.5
The Rockies are not one of those teams that should be seen as a threat to the Cardinals. However, the Rockies on the road really have had a lot of problems in winning the games and that will cause a lot of issues for the Rockies. The Cardinals, though, area team that has really been able to put together some decent wins at home, but even when the Cardinals are not playing at home they are still over the five hundred mark by 9 games.
Nolan Arendao is the power hitter for the Rockies with 30 homers and 94 RBIs on the year. Charlie Blackmon is the hitter for the Rockies when it comes to average at a clip of .327 this year. Paul Goldschmidt is the hitter for the Cardinals with 28 homers and 68 runners brought home. Kolten Wong leads the Cardinals in the hitting with an average of .275 this year.
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German Marquez could get the Rockies a decent start in this game. Marquez on the year has a 12-5 record and a 4.71 ERA. He has thrown a total of 168 innings on the year with 171 strikeouts, but has walked 33 batters with 167 hits.
Miles Mikolas is the pitcher the Cardinals are looking to put on the mound in this game. Mikolas has managed to post a 7-13 record and a 4.30 ERA. He has thrown a total of 142.1 innings this year with 106 strikeouts, but has walked 25 batters and allowed 153 hits.
Recent Betting Trends:
Rockies are 1-4 in their last 5 during game 1 of a series.
Cardinals are 8-3 in their last 11 during game 1 of a series.
Under is 6-2-1 in Rockies last 9 vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 6-1 in Cardinals last 7 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
Free Betting Pick: Colorado Rockies +123
The Rockies have a very good chance of winning this game here. The Cardinals are putting Mikolas on the mound and he has done decent this season, but he has struggled at times and is definitely outmatched by Marquez in this game. Look for Marquez to shut down the Cardinals offense in the game here and the Rockies offense to be able to play decent in the game. Final Score, Colorado Rockies win 5-3.